Hartlepool extend Okike loan to end of seasonpublished at 15:04 GMT
15:04 GMT
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Calvin Okike is yet to make a senior appearance for parent club Hull City
Hartlepool United have extended the loan of Calvin Okike until the end of the season.
The 18-year-old defender joined last month from Hull City and has made three appearances for Pools, scoring on debut in their 3-1 win over Carlisle United.
Hellberg reacts to Boro draw with Bristol Citypublished at 15:55 GMT 14 March
15:55 GMT 14 March
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Hellberg: 'Boro played Bristol City off the park'
Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg spoke to BBC Radio Tees after his side's 1-1 draw with Bristol City.
"It's tough to lose two points in the last minute against a team that you are playing off the pitch for 90 minutes, but it's football," he said.
"We should have killed the game off earlier, so it doesn't come down to those small margins. I'm proud of the performance but disappointed of the result.
On seven minutes of stoppage time: "Teams are coming here and they are not trying to play and then they add on seven minutes for a team that didn't want to play from the first minute.
"It's ridiculous. It is not the football we want. There was one minute added on in the first half. It makes no sense."
Boro are in a happy place - Hellbergpublished at 16:57 GMT 13 March
16:57 GMT 13 March
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Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg says his side are in a "happy place" despite a 1-0 loss to Charlton Athletic putting them in danger of being caught in the automatic promotion places.
The loss has left the Teesside club within striking distance of Millwall, while fourth placed Ipswich Town trail by four points.
However, Hellberg can only see the positives of their promising league placement.
"We are in an unbelievable position, nine games left to play," Hellberg told BBC Radio Tees.
"There's been a lot of times where it's been tough and we've lost games and they [the players] have been bouncing back. When we've not played good, they've been bouncing back.
"We are fighting for a lot of good things and that's a happy place to be at."
The side next face Bristol City at the Riverside on Saturday (12:30 GMT).
Pick of the stats: Middlesbrough v Bristol Citypublished at 11:13 GMT 13 March
11:13 GMT 13 March
Middlesbrough will be looking to get their promotion push back on track following defeat last time out against Charlton when they welcome Bristol City to the Riverside on Saturday (12:30 GMT).
That loss was Boro's first in five games and left them eight points adrift of leaders Coventry City.
A 2-0 defeat at Leicester means Bristol City go into this game on the back of three in a row, with their play-off hopes taking a hit as a result. The Robins are now 12th and seven points off sixth-place.
Middlesbrough have lost their last five league games against Bristol City and are winless in eight (D2 L6) since a 2-1 victory in August 2021.
Bristol City have won on eight of their last 12 away league visits to Boro (D2 L2), having won just two of their first 30 there.
Middlesbrough have won their last six home league matches that kicked off at 12.30pm, scoring 17 goals and only conceding three.
Bristol City's Emil Riis has eight goals in nine Championship appearances against Middlesbrough – it's the most any player has scored against them in the division since the 2004-05 rebrand.
Bristol City manager Gerhard Struber has lost on his two previous league visits to Middlesbrough, 1-0 in 2019-20 and 2-1 in 2020-21 as Barnsley manager.